Bedside table: Readers recommend books

February 7, 2020 at 2:52PM
"Legal Grounds" by Ava Aaronson
“Legal Grounds” by Ava Aaronson (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"Legal Grounds" by Ava Aaronson

Mystery:  Who dunnit?

Fresh:  2019.

Timely:  #MeToo.

Compelling:  Fast moving.

Scene:  Small-town Iowa.

Cast: Ordinary folks, like attorneys Jake and Stella, seeking to do right.

Coffee:  Legal Grounds Coffeeshop for a cup of Joe while lawyers do the filing.

Jodi James, Minneapolis

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